Investigation of Balkan endemic nephropathy in Serbia: How to proceed? [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2010 Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) presents an unsolved puzzle despite fifty years of its investigation. Academy of Medical Sciences of the Serbian Medical Society organized a round table discussion on current unsolved problems related to BEN.
Đukanović Ljubica +14 more
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On the identity of Thymus humifusus var. aureopunctatus (Lamiaceae) and taxonomic notes on the Th. richardii complex [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2021 The name Thymus humifusus var. aureopunctatus, described from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is lectotypified, and its taxonomic value is discussed. Thymus richardii subsp.
Llorenç Sáez +4 more
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Histopathological review of renal pelvic tumours of Balkan nephropathy cases from Southern Serbia
Annals of Urologic Oncology, 2020 Background Urothelial tumour frequently associates with atrophied kidney pelvis in Balkan endemic nephropathy but histopathology illustration lacks both definition and immune profile for differential diagnosis from renal cell carcinoma.
Diana Herman +3 more
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Arterial Stiffness in Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, an Environmental Form of Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy. [PDF]
Front Cardiovasc Med, 2018 Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), an environmental form of aristolochic acid nephropathy is characterized with later onset and milder forms of hypertension (HT). Thus, we hypothesized that arterial stiffness progresses slower in BEN patients resulting in
Premužić V +8 more
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First records of Sirococcus conigenus causing shoot blight on Pinus peuce in Bulgaria
Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 2023 Macedonian pine (Pinus peuce) is a southern Balkan Peninsula endemic, growing in high mountains of Bulgaria, between 1400 and 2100 m a.s.l. Stands of P. peuce form the upper tree line forest areas.
Margarita Georgieva +3 more
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DNA barcoding for species delimitation of the freshwater leech genus Glossiphonia from the Western Balkan (Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Glossiphoniid leeches are a diverse group and sometimes abundant elements of the aquatic fauna inhabiting various types of freshwater habitats. In this study, we sampled leeches of the genus Glossiphonia from the Western Balkan in order to test the ...
Milica Jovanović +4 more
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MicroRNA Profiling in Patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Associated with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2016 Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a disease that affects people that live in the alluvial plains along the tributaries of the Danube River in the Balkan region.
Popovska-Jankovic K +9 more
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A new species of Leonhardia Reitter, 1901 (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Leptodirini) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a key to species of the genus [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2021 A new leptodirine leiodid beetle species belonging to the genus Leonhardia Reitter, 1901, L. solaki sp. nov., from a pit in Bosnia and Herzegovina (western Balkan Peninsula) is described and diagnosed.
Srećko Ćurčić +6 more
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Assembly processes of gastropod community change with horizontal and vertical zonation in ancient Lake Ohrid: a metacommunity speciation perspective [PDF]
, 2016 The Balkan Lake Ohrid is the oldest and most diverse freshwater lacustrine system in Europe. However, it remains unclear whether species community composition, as well as the diversification of its endemic taxa, is mainly driven by dispersal limitation ...
Albrecht, Christian +2 more
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Low doses of ochratoxin A induce micronucleus formation and delay DNA repair in human lymphocytes [PDF]
, 2014 The contamination of food commodities by fungal toxins has attracted great interest because many of these mycotoxins are responsible for different diseases, including cancer and other chronic illnesses. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin naturally present
Barrón-Vivanco, Briscia S. +9 more
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